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How do I completely stop Docker?
To stop the docker process that is already running you can just press ctrl + c or send a kill signal to it.
How do I completely clean Docker?
Prune unused Docker objects
- Prune images. The docker image prune command allows you to clean up unused images.
- Prune containers. When you stop a container, it is not automatically removed unless you started it with the –rm flag.
- Prune volumes.
- Prune networks.
- Prune everything.
Can you restart a docker container?
Docker provides restart policies to control whether your containers start automatically when they exit, or when Docker restarts. Restart policies ensure that linked containers are started in the correct order. Restart policies are different from the –live-restore flag of the dockerd command.
How is the Docker daemon started on my computer?
On a typical installation the Docker daemon is started by a system utility, not manually by a user. This makes it easier to automatically start Docker when the machine reboots. The command to start Docker depends on your operating system. Check the correct page under Install Docker.
How to start a service on Docker in Linux?
Most Linux distributions use systemctl to start services. If you do not have systemctl, use the service command. systemctl: $ sudo systemctl start docker. service: $ sudo service docker start.
How to configure Docker to start automatically at boot?
To configure Docker to start automatically at system boot, see Configure Docker to start on boot. If you don’t want to use a system utility to manage the Docker daemon, or just want to test things out, you can manually run it using the dockerd command. You may need to use sudo, depending on your operating system configuration.
What to do if Docker restart does not work?
If sudo service docker restart still does not work, you may have to clean up manually in /etc/.